Complex Greenland outlet glacier flow captured

Quantifying Greenland's future contribution to sea level requires accurate portrayal of its outlet glaciers in ice sheet simulations. Here, the authors show that outlet glacier flow can be captured if ice thickness is well constrained and vertical shearing as well as membrane stresses are inclu...

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Main Authors: Andy Aschwanden, Mark A. Fahnestock, Martin Truffer
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/fbddf3afb7e64c66870ce5781b3631fb
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